This custom design was inspired by @playfulgorilla, and I absolutely loved working through every step of this project. For me, the most fun part of creating a custom is seeing the idea slowly come together and finally seeing the finished piece.
One of the biggest challenges was sculpting all the details. Since this design is something completely new, it took quite a while to get everything shaped and refined correctly. The details are also very different from the original SpikiTEQ, so I really had to approach the sculpting process differently.
The next challenge was creating the puff jacket and making the body portion larger than the regular body. From there, I worked on the body and head proportions to make sure everything balanced correctly.
After that, I started smoothing out the sculpted details and adding more facial details.
The GorillaTEQ has a very different facial structure compared with the regular TEQ, so I wanted to capture that difference while still keeping the SpikiTEQ character recognizable.
Then came the back details and adding the hood.
One of the most complicated parts was getting all the head pieces to match and fit together correctly. At that point, patience was definitely the only way to make everything work! 😂
Once the sculpting was finished, I started testing colors and making sure the color blocking worked with the entire concept.
After a complete paint job, here is the final result! 🎨🔥
I really wanted to capture the original design by Alex and his OG GorillaTEQ, including the details and color combinations, while mixing in my own SpikiTEQ ideas and adding some personal elements.
The first thing I always focus on is making sure the head details and colors come out the way I imagined. I also had to add my favorite smiley face. 😁 For the back of the head, I focused heavily on the paint details because the original SpikiTEQ has sculpted pieces behind the head. The jacket details were also inspired by elements from the GorillaTEQ design.
For the shoes, I mainly looked at the Air Jordan 1 “Volt” colorway for inspiration and used that as the direction for the shoe details.
I’m honestly really happy with how this one turned out. It was A LOT of work, but also a lot of love. ❤️ Everything came together the way I was hoping, and I’m especially glad that this custom has now found its way to a new collector and a new home.
I also want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has DM’d me with inquiries and shown interest in my work.
My goal has always been to share my passion and creativity. Every single piece is built and finished by hand, with every detail carefully painted and refined. I always try to make sure the final piece meets my own standards before I offer it to the public.
I want everyone who collects my work to be able to see and feel the time, passion, and hard work that goes into each piece—and hopefully feel that it’s truly worth the investment in owning a unique piece of art. ❤️
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